In one embodiment, a mobile device is tested remotely under normal operating conditions. One or more mobile devices register with a proxy server through a registration message that includes an identification value from a mobile application running on the mobile device. A persistent connection is established with the mobile device. A testing command is sent to the mobile application. The testing command directly manipulates a user interface of the mobile application. The mobile application returns a state message that describes the state of the mobile application after the testing command has been executed.
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1. A method comprising: receiving a registration message from a mobile device, wherein the registration message includes an identification value from a mobile application executed by the mobile device; establishing a persistent connection with the mobile device; sending a testing command to the mobile application, wherein the testing command is configured to manipulate a user interface of the mobile application; receiving a state message from the mobile application, and compiling a lookup table including the testing command associated with the identification value for the mobile application based on the registration message received from the mobile device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the state message includes a screenshot of the mobile application running on the mobile device.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the screenshot of the mobile application is compared to an expected status of the mobile application.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the persistent connection includes a cellular network.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: compiling a list of available devices, wherein the list of available devices includes the mobile device; sending the list of available devices to a testing platform; and receiving the testing command in response to the list of available devices.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the state message includes at least one object state that describes a state of an object included in the user interface of the mobile device.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one object state includes a position of a widget.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the testing command simulates a user entry.
9. An apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store at least one test command associated with an identification value for a mobile application running on a mobile device; and a processor configured to access a test command and send the test command to the mobile application, wherein the test command is configured to manipulate a user interface of the mobile application, wherein the processor is configured to analyze a state message received from the mobile application in response to the test command, wherein the processor is configured to compile a lookup table including the test command associated with the identification value for the mobile application based on a registration message received from the mobile device.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising: a communication interface configured to establish a persistent connection with the mobile application.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the persistent connection is established via an emulation of a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request.
12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the communication interface communicates with the mobile device through a cellular network.
13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the state message includes a screenshot of the mobile application running on the mobile device.
14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the state message includes data indicative of a state of a widget of the mobile application.
15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to compare the state message to an expected state.
16. An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform: identify a test command associated with a mobile application, wherein the test command emulates a user entry to the mobile application; send the test command to a mobile device running the mobile application; receive a status message from the mobile device in response to the test command, wherein the status message describes a state of the mobile device upon execution of the test command; receive a registration message from the mobile device; identify an identification value from the registration message; and add an entry to a lookup table, wherein the entry associates the identification value with the testing command.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the apparatus to perform: establish a persistent connection with the mobile device through a cellular network.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the apparatus to perform: compare a test result screenshot included in the status message to an expected image corresponding to the screenshot.
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